Discrete Dynamical Systems Articles by James Sandefur

 "Integrating Discrete Mathematics into the Curriculum: An Example" in Discrete Mathematics in the Schools, in the DIMACS/AMS Series in Discrete mathematics, vol. 36, 1997.

"Using Self‑Similarity to Find Length, Area, and Dimension", The American Mathematical Monthly, (Feb 1996), 103 #2, pp. 107‑20.

"Using similarity to find length and area", Mathematics Teacher, (May 1994), 87 #5, pp. 319‑25.

"Developing and analyzing a discrete model of an oscillating spring", Mathematics and Computer Education, (Fall 1993) 27 #3, pp. 233‑44.

 "Discrete Dynamical Modeling", College Mathematics Journal 22 (1991).

 "Difference Equations in Genetics", The UMAP Journal 10 (1989) 257‑74.

 "Using Discrete Applications to Inspire Calculus", The UMAP Journal 9 (1988) 191‑94.

 "Discrete Dynamical Systems‑‑An Alternative to Calculus",  SIAM News (May 1987).

   "Finite Differences: An Alternative to Calculus", with A. Vogt, in Computers and Mathematics, MAA Notes 9 (1988) 47‑54.

 "Discrete Mathematics: A Unified Approach", The Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1985 Yearbook, 90‑106.

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